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2025 GMC Truck Yukon XL

Factory specifications, fluid capacities, torque values, EPA fuel economy and the federal safety record for the 2025 Yukon XL.

The 2025 GMC Truck Yukon XL is positioned within a model history covering 2001 to 2026, currently recorded with a single recall and 22 total owner complaints. While the engine is identified as the top complaint area, this reported volume is substantially reduced compared to the 776 complaints logged during the model's peak in 2007. Such figures place the 2025 iteration at the lowest point of the vehicle's complaint history, marking a distinct deviation from the reliability trends observed across the 2001-2026 model range.

Model year20252017

Fitment & sizes

Replacement part sizes and factory part numbers — battery, bulbs, filters and belts.

From the factory this vehicle uses OE oil filter 12735608. Each part links to every other vehicle that shares it, so a part you already stock may fit more of your fleet than you'd expect.

OE service part numbers OEM · verified

Engine oil filter12735608 alt 12735811
Engine air filter84121219 alt 84121217
Fuel filter13539108
Spark plug12622441
Front wiper blades84278338
Thermostat19420815 alt 55496127
Cabin air filter13540923

Factory maintenance schedule OEM · verified

Normal service, condensed from the factory interval matrix.

Under the factory schedule, replace the engine oil and filter every 7,500 mi; spark plugs every 97,500 mi; coolant at 150,000 mi. The big-interval services (at 150,000 mi for coolant, and the transmission fluid) are the ones owners most often skip — on a lower-mileage example, assume the original fluids are still in it and check them first.

Every 7,500 miEngine Oil (inspect fluid level) · Engine Oil (drain & refill) · Engine Oil Filter (replace) · Engine Oil Life Monitor (inspect) · Tire & Wheel Assembly (inspect)
Every 15,000 miEngine Air Filter Element (replace)
Every 22,500 miCabin Air Filter (replace)
Every 30,000 miFuel Filter (replace)
Every 97,500 miSpark Plug Wires (inspect) · Spark Plugs (replace) · Transfer Case Assembly (drain & refill)
Every 100,000 miHood Hinge (inspect)
At 150,000 miEngine Coolant System (drain, flush & refill)
At 200,000 miTiming Belt (replace)

Reliability & federal safety record

Owner-reported issues, recalls, investigations and service bulletins on record with NHTSA — an unfiltered look at what owners actually experience.

Owner complaints about the 2025 GMC Truck Yukon XL dominate in one area — the engine, 7 of 22 reports (32%), well ahead of the next concern. None of this vehicle's 1 recall campaigns target the engine, so those reports read as owner-reported wear-and-tear rather than an acknowledged defect. 1 of the reports describe a crash and 0 a fire — a small share of the total, but worth weighing against the engine pattern above. These are tallies of what owners actually reported to the federal government, not an editorial score — and higher-selling models naturally rack up more reports.

1
Open recalls
NHTSA campaigns
413
Service bulletins
Manufacturer communications
0
ODI investigations
Office of Defects Investigation
22
Owner complaints
1 involved a crash · 0 a fire
NHTSA crash-test rating federal NCAP · out of 5 stars
Overall★★★★★
Frontal★★★★★
Side★★★★★
Rollover★★★★★
Owner complaints by model year NHTSA · this generation & adjacent

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, by component

All 22 complaints on record, top 8 components.

Engine7
Seats1
Power Train,Electrical System,Engine1
Electrical System,Vehicle Speed Control,Forward Collision Avoidance1
Electrical System1
Electrical System,Engine,Fuel/Propulsion System1
Service Brakes,Back Over Prevention,Forward Collision Avoidance1
Engine,Fuel/Propulsion System1

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint database.

Recalls NHTSA · verified

Showing 1 of 1 campaigns on record for this vehicle.

26V304000Wheels:HubReported 14/05/2026

General Motors, LLC is recalling certain 2025–2026 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban 1500, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles with 24-inch wheels. Incorrect bolts may have been installed on the… Remedy: Dealers will replace the front left and right wheel hub bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 18, 2026. Owners may contact GMC customer service at…

Technical service bulletins NHTSA · verified

Showing 5 of 413 bulletins on record with NHTSA.

BulletinDateComponentSummary
PIT6288J2026-06-29Unknown Or OtherThis Preliminary information communicates an issue with a service door latch system…
PIT6476C2026-06-29Unknown Or OtherThis preliminary information communicates an issue with a Service Brake system message…
PIT5966F2026-06-23Unknown Or OtherThis Preliminary information communicates an issue with an OTA pending message still…
PIT65202026-06-18Unknown Or OtherThis preliminary information is to inform technicians and customers that the HUD will not…
PIT6503B2026-06-17Unknown Or OtherThis preliminary information is to inform technicians that GM is placing the B174W Front…

Common OBD-II trouble codes

The most common OBD-II codes for this vehicle's emissions system. These are standardized SAE J2012 definitions, not vehicle-specific fault reports.

P0420
Catalyst system efficiency below threshold — Bank 1
P0300
Random / multiple cylinder misfire detected
P0171
System too lean — Bank 1
P0455
Evaporative emission system leak detected — large leak
P0128
Coolant thermostat below regulating temperature
P0442
Evaporative emission system leak detected — small leak

VIN tools

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VIN
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Build data
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Reference guides

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Frequently asked

Does the 2025 Yukon XL have open recalls?

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign(s) for this model year. Check your specific vehicle by VIN.